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Introducing the Culture!

Introducing the Culture!

So for a long time we have wanted to write about general culture, philosophy and changes in our world. Recently our interest has peaked in this and we want to expand on this furthe ...

The step between the ISS, the Moon and beyond!

The step between the ISS, the Moon and beyond!

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. That quotation is possibly the most memorable quotation in terms of science and exploration. In 1969 humans accomplish ...

Apple tweaks software for iPhone 5

Apple tweaks software for iPhone 5

If you’re the proud owner of an iPhone 5 16GB then keeping it up to date with the very latest software might be something that you consider important. The last big update for the A ...

BBM / Blackberry Messenger comes to Android and iOS!

BBM / Blackberry Messenger comes to Android and iOS!

Blackberry's parent company RIM have announced that their extremely popular BBM application will come to Android and iOS later this year. No windows phone mention though. For a lon ...

Nokia Lumia 925 announced!

Nokia Lumia 925 announced!

Earlier today in London the Nokia Lumia 925 was announced, this is not a successor to the 920 but a slimmer lighter and possibly nicer version minus one or to features. The Lumia 9 ...

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo breaks the sound barrier!

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo breaks the sound barrier!

SpaceShipTwo is part of Virgin's Richard Branson's vision of commercial space flight. Starting with novel trips to space and eventually super-fast intercontinental travel. Whether ...

The best network / carrier provider in the UK, 4G/2013 edition

The best network / carrier provider in the UK, 4G/2013 edition

The best network/ carrier is often disputed in the UK, due to variations in price, coverage, and network technology, as well as data usage. 4G and 3G have definitely made this a mo ...

Nokia Lumia 925 announced!

Earlier today in London the Nokia Lumia 925 was announced, this is not a successor to the 920 but a slimmer lighter and possibly nicer version minus one or to features. The Lumia 925 is significantly lighter than its predecessor at a mere 139g. The body is polycarbonate with a aluminium trim much in the same light as the iPhone 4 and 4S. The trim acts as antenae as well, even more like the iPhone. The scree ...

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The Nokia Lumia 820 joins it’s bigger brother!

Today Nokia announced the Lumia 820 smartphone, which features a smaller 4.3inch WVGA screen compared to the Lumia 920. As you guessed this is an updated Lumia 800. This phone has the same updated insides as the more expensive 920, with a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM, as well as the 8MP camera. Unfortunately as previously mentioned the screen is a lower resolution, but unless your a resolut ...

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Nokia Lumia 920 finally announced!

Nokia officially announced the Nokia Lumia 920, the successor to the popular Lumia 900 smartphone. The smartphone will run the yet to be released OS, Windows Phone 8. It features some pretty solid specifications and is the most comprehensively specced device we have seen to run a Windows Phone OS, and the best specced device created by Nokia! The device features the popular and powerful Snapdragon S4 proces ...

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Samsung announces ATIV Smart PC and Smart PC Pro Windows 8 tablets!

Today at IFA Samsung unveiled the new ATIV Smart PC and ATIV Smart PC Pro Windows 8 tablets. The tablets feature 11.6inch displays, the Smart PC getting a 1366*768 and 1920*1080 on the Pro version. The biggest difference between the two tablets comes in the form of the processors, the Smart PC runs an Intel Atom chip, while the Pro uses a more powerful Intel i5 processor. The ATIV Pro has double the storage ...

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Samsung ATIV Tablet – IFA 2012

Lots of awesome things are expected to turn up at IFA this year, and one already has - the Samsung ATIV tablet. Sporting a snappy Snapdragon S4 APQ8060A processor clocking in at 1.5GHz, the tablet should be a strong tablet competitor. It also features a clear 10.1 inch HD display screen, a microSD slot, USB 2.o and runs on Windows RT OS, with apparently full functionality. The tablet is fairly light at ~760 ...

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The Samsung ATIV S

IFA has brought us many things today but now the Samsung ATIV S Windows Phone flagship device has been announced. Samsung's new ATIV brand is for everything Windows so far, akin to Galaxy for Android. The ATIV S is thus akin to the Galaxy S line. We are pleased to say that Samsung have made a device just as good as its Android brother if not better in terms of build quality. The device features prominently ...

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Windows Phone 8, what is it and what does it mean?

Windows Phone 8 is the biggest upgrade in Windows Phone since it's release just 2 years ago. The OS has been critically acclaimed for its design but it's major downfall is not a lack of features, but a lack of blockbuster apps reaching the app store, while Microsoft's investment in developers has helped the appstore still only has 1/5th of the amount of apps in Android Market and even less compared to the A ...

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Microsoft Surface; What is it? Can it Compete?

Microsoft Surface is not the same surface you remember as those massive touchscreen tables that Microsoft used to make in restaurants, but a highly innovative and unique tablet which runs Microsoft's yet to be released Windows 8 OS. The first thing you should know is that there are two version of the fabled tablet device, the ARM version which runs Windows RT and has a 1366*768 display, and the Pro version ...

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Gadget Show Live 2012

  The show is the UK’s leading consumer technology event and the destination for those obsessed with all things gadge!      Play with thousands of products from over 280 international exhibitors many of which are being shown in the UK for the first time. Get hands-on with the best new tech!  Whether in our Music or Game Zone or on our Test Track the Gadget Show Live gives you the perfect opportunity to ...

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BBC iPlayer launches on the Xbox 360 after years of waiting!

The popular BBC iPlayer service offers users with a chance to catch up on the latest TV from the UK. The service has been running nearly 5 years now and has been available on the Wii and PS3 straight from inception. However the service, until yesterday has been unavailable on Xbox 360, the cahnge of events is partly due to the recoding of the iPlayer app for Xbox and the demand for an app. The Xbox currentl ...

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Top ten affordable laptops

If you're in the market for a new laptop, you might be surprised at how far your money can go nowadays. As the platform has become more popular, features that were previously confined to desktop PCs are now often available as standard on newer machines - and at drastically lower prices. Take a look at the many available laptops at Misco to see what we mean, or check this list for inspiration: Asus EeePC 101 ...

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Microsoft show us its multitouch, shoulder mounted projector!

Thought that simply projecting an image onto a wall and being able to sue that wall of a touch screen was far from the present? Then you're wrong; the latest technology out of the highly advanced Microsoft labs does just tis, and has a demo of a windows Phone esq OS being projected onto a wall while the user interacts with it. Awesome! The projector, which sits on a users shoulder, allows wearers to use the ...

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8 Versions of Windows 8?

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview released earlier this week revealed that there may be 8 SKUs come public release in the fall. Windows 7 was released in 6 different editions: Enterprise, Professional, Home Basic, Home Premium, Starter, and Ultimate- though the versions most widely used and sold at retail were Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. That Microsoft is considering adding a Professional Plus Ed ...

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Windows 8 consumer preview event!

The event is now online,a nd basically it just announces, that the start bar has gone, Xbox Live is here to stay and an array of multitouch gestures. All in days work for Microsoft. It's well worth the watch if you're into Windows in a big way. ARM takes a new precedence as well, but enterprise features in Windows Arm aren't currently available. Furthermore there is still that painful transition between Met ...

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Why Windows Phone is struggling [Editorial]

Windows Phone's intuitive Metro UI is one of the biggest gambles Microsoft has made as of late. Based on the Zune HD interface, Windows Phone 7's functionality and ease-of-use has surprised many critics. Of the few Windows Phone devices on the market, however, only Nokia's Lumia 800 is consistently given high praise. The Lumia 800 is a great piece of hardware, there's no doubt about it, but its muted succes ...

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